No more CAFOs in Johnson County!

We don’t need more confined hogs in our county. Already, on particularly bad days, we can smell the hog farms near our community — a smell that is toxic and mean and low, a smell that reminds us of what is going on in those huge enclosed buildings full of animals living in excrement. The smell also reminds us that these hog confinements are not only polluting the air but are also polluting the land and the water.

I will be working at 9 a.m. today, ottherwise I would be standing at the Board of Supervisors meeting to voice my concerns about the application for another “farm” in our midst. It’s important for the supervisors to realize that for every person standing in their room today, there are at least 10 others who couldn’t be there.

The only people who want another one of these monstrosities in our midst are the folks who are making money off of these abominations. I’m truly hoping that the supervisors see their way to supporting the majority of Johnson County citizens.